General NRL chat

[Nordburg]

Fisher-Harris granted release from Panthers

Penrith Panthers has granted James Fisher-Harris a release from the remaining two years of his current NRL contract.

www.penrithpanthers.com.au

“Compassionate Grounds” also known as More Money

 

[The '47ers]

“Compassionate Grounds” also known as More Money

Yeah with AFB going they'll have plenty spare!

 

[cc eagle]

Yeah with AFB going they'll have plenty spare!

So AFB left us on "Compassionate Grounds" to return to NZ, what was his reason to return to Aus ??

 

[The '47ers]

So AFB left us on "Compassionate Grounds" to return to NZ, what was his reason to return to Aus ??

Statue of limitations...

 

[Ron E. Gibbs]

Not a bad replacement for AFB… Fark!

 

[Rafferty]

Nice replacement for the Wahs indeed, Riff must of thought he was cooked after our game!

 

[globaleagle]

I thought the police told football players to stop doing "hand symbols"

 

[The '47ers]

'I hate rugby league': Sad decline of former star

'I'm surprised he is still with us'

wwos.nine.com.au

 

[master blaster]

Looks like we wont be getting back to Mudgee anytime soon, the Panthers will be playing games there for the next 2 years. Vegas may have cost us Mudgee

 

[robbiea]

With Bronco’s going all in on Billie Walter’s , we should really make a big play for Tyson Smoothy .

 

[Dion Johnson]

 

[HoldenV8]

Those roadside drug tests are a joke. I know from personal experience.

I won't lie, I've smoked green stuff. In fact, one time about 3 years ago I had some when the other half comes in and wants me to go to the chemist for a script she needed.

On the way I got pulled into a drug and alcohol testing station. Blew negative for alcohol (rarely drink) and got tested for drugs.

I passed despite having had a cone less than 30 minutes earlier

 

[The '47ers]

‘Jump on him’: Former Bulldogs player lodges $4m lawsuit over ‘humiliating’ training incident

‘Jump on him’: Former Bulldog lodges $4m lawsuit over ‘humiliating’ training incident

www.foxsports.com.au

 

[Eagle 1]

‘Jump on him’: Former Bulldogs player lodges $4m lawsuit over ‘humiliating’ training incident

‘Jump on him’: Former Bulldog lodges $4m lawsuit over ‘humiliating’ training incident

www.foxsports.com.au

Didn't Andrew Davey request a release, and got it for something similar. I wonder if Ciraldo is still enforcing these sort of torture training techniques this season.

 

[The '47ers]

Didn't Andrew Davey request a release, and got it for something similar. I wonder if Ciraldo is still enforcing these sort of torture training techniques this season.

I reckon the techniques would've stopped the moment ol mate went home and didn't return.
The trainer would've **** himself

 

[Tragic Eagle]

IMO if there is an ounce of truth to the allegations then this is going to cost the Dogs a lot of money and there will be some friction between the training staff and the administration of the club. IMO there will be a out of court settlement otherwise everybody including players will be called as witnesses and it will absolutely destabilize and divide the playing group. There are appropriate ways to deal with employees and physical punishment is not. Bad look for the club and a bad look for the Game. This could get messy.

 

[BOZO]

NRL fox...
The rising star, who had played 16 NRL games at the time, was forced to endure “shark bait” with “30 to 35” of his teammates watching on after they were called back to the wrestling mats.

The events occurred on July 18 2023, and according to the statement lodged to the courts, Topine suffered: “psychiatric injury, deprivation of liberty, humiliation, indignity, physical exhaustion, physical discomfort, anxiety, embarrassment and fear” after the session.

“It is claimed teammates tried to help Topine but were told by Touma things like “Don’t let him up. If he’s down, jump on him straight away!” ... and “don’t congratulate him or help him. He deserved that. He was f..king late.”

This sound like a prisoner of war camp.
There are better ways to torture a footy player

 

[The '47ers]

https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/nrl/jackson-hastings-and-will-pryce-of-the-newcastle-knights-fight-at-training/news-story/df23826ad601a4ebf87727eb22db95cd

 

[Dion Johnson]

IMO if there is an ounce of truth to the allegations then this is going to cost the Dogs a lot of money and there will be some friction between the training staff and the administration of the club. IMO there will be a out of court settlement otherwise everybody including players will be called as witnesses and it will absolutely destabilize and divide the playing group. There are appropriate ways to deal with employees and physical punishment is not. Bad look for the club and a bad look for the Game. This could get messy.

People have to remember this is a workplace incident, being that it’s NRL is largely irrelevant. There are very strict workplace laws in place to protect employees from all definitions of abuse and bullying, if it is true, then legally the Bulldogs are screwed.